from the Aramaic phrase avra kehdabra, meaning "I will create as I speak" - related to the word "abraxus", derived from the ancient Greek word for God. Possessing magical or sacred qualities--an incantation, spell, ritual or prayer.
"...the soul has wings as the white ship has sails, and the art of all arts is their unfolding..." A.E. Waite

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Friday, May 31, 2013

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: A piece for lunatics

Oh, that Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on the 25th of May.... Hang on Sloopy!

May 25, 2013

“Everyman is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody"
Mark Twain

Clair de Lune Espagnol, France 1909 - 2 minute film

Broken hearted Pedro leaves a boisterous cafe after a jealous quarrel with his sweetheart and is picked up by a flying machine that takes him to the moon. Pedro and the Moon battle and after Pedro is given a pardon bythree stars, he is dropped back to earth into the arms of his sweetheart who is glad to see him.
Synopsis - Clair de Lune Espagnol - Emile Cohl, Director

You can watch the film on YouTube, totally fun, worth 2 minutes of lunacy.

Pink Floyd's 1973 album, "Dark Side of the Moon", original concept had to do with the pressures of modern life, travel, money etc., but turned into a "meditation on insanity".

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd, analysis Vincent Amendolare

I was never a fan of their music, but I like some of their lyrics, especially the first & last two cuts:

Breathe: "...and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be..."

Brain Damage:"...the lunatic is on the grass, the lunatic is on the grass, remembering games and daisy chains and laughs, got to keep the loonies on the path."

Eclipse (Waters): "All that you touch, And all that you see, All that you taste, All you feel, And all that you love, And all that you hate...And all that you slight, And everyone you fight, And all that is now, And all that is gone, And all that's to come, And everything under the sun is in time, But the sun is eclipsed by the Moon."

For the past month from eclipse to eclipse, I've felt a bit like a LUNATIC (and I'm not alone!). But lunatic doesn't mean the same thing in french. It just means "moody." In our little village the French refer to our Deputy Maire as a "lunatic". I took french lessons from him for about a year & have to agree. Tres moody! He spoke no English, had an Occitan accent I could barely understand...maybe that is what made him so moody.
Lunar eclipses are disturbing to peace of mind, affecting the emotions like a slippery eel swimming inside the chambers of your heart. But they are also cosmic opportunities. The eclipse closes a phase, endings are inevitable, but that means there can be new beginnings.

"When Jaguars ate the Moon: and Other Stories"

Beaucoup de mythology surrounding lunar eclipses. The Egyptians believed that the
moon was being swallowed by a sow for a short period of time. The
Mayans believed that a Jaguar ate the Moon. Hati in Norse mythology was a wolf who swallowed the moon. Some thought the moon had been eaten by a dragon and in certain cultures, the moon was being swallowed by demons. They
believed that curses and throwing stones would bring the moon back and
rid the night sky of the demons.

Maria Cristina Brusca & Tona Wilson - 1995

"So the self under the eye, lies attendant and withdrawn" --

Sarah Moon

If your birthday is today make a wish upon your "Pole" (North) STAR

Tiffany Mays

It is said that those born on the 31st of the month ruled by the number 4 (3+1=4) and the planet Uranus, can be difficult to fathom. They can have a propensity for sudden and explosive changes in mood. Their tarot card is "The Emperor", stable and wise, but sometimes stubborn and tyrannical. Look your emotional problems square in the eye. Soften the hard edge when you can. Avoid arguments, they are just a waste of your energy. Drop all Self-Doubt & expect to have a good time, "remembering games and daisy chains and laughs"...

Joyeux Anniversaire - Be a LUNATIC!

George Kelly of G. Kelly Pie & Mash Shop - Eel Pie Island, London

"AND ALL YOU TOUCH AND ALL YOU SEE IS ALL YOUR LIFE WILL EVER BE."
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon

About Me

Thalia, who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry, is my Muse. Life goes down better with a dose of humor and poetry.
Grew up in the Midwest in the middle of a cornfield surrounded by books, chickens, horses, tomato plants, roses and an old pear tree. Named after my grandmothers: Ruth and Anne. Ruth brought out the Ouija board when I was 8 years old, and I've been listening to the whispers ever since. Lots happened in between then and now! Presto~ I am in France still surrounded by books, chickens et al, sunflowers replacing the corn and Tarot cards instead of a Ouija board. I like to look at the patterns, the poetic unity of a person--to follow the thread that exists below one's sight. The edge that is undefinable; the edge between two things where change occurs.
To make something out of one's own essence is to become what we love. Tarot is a tool for transformation; to help us cross thresholds and shape new destinies. And if we look in the right places we can change in an instant...Abracadabra!